/*
 * $RCSfile: IDistance.java,v $
 * $Revision: 1.3 $
 * $Date: 2006/10/23 22:18:12 $
 *
 * NeuralNetworkToolkit
 * Copyright (C) 2004 University of Brasília
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 */

package unbbayes.datamining.distance;


/**
 * Defines methods for calculating the distance between two vectors.
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2006/10/23 22:18:12 $
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:hugoiver@yahoo.com.br">Hugo Iver V. Gon&ccedil;alves</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:rodbra@pop.com.br">Rodrigo C. M. Coimbra</a>
 */
public interface IDistance {
	/**
	 * Calculates the distance between two vectors.
	 * 
	 * @param vector1 First vector.
	 * @param vector2 Second vector.
	 * 
	 * @return The distance between first and second vectors.
	 */
	public float distanceValue(float[] vector1, float[] vector2);

} // IDistance()